Spool holder



Nov. 13, 1951 R mum 2 MUM 6 EDM M v. Tim v. mm 6 9 Wm, mmm Hw AT T I: RNEYj Patented Nov. 13, 1951 UNI T-E-D LS TAETFE S *PATE N 1O F'F-ICE 2,574,862 I JsPooL HoLnE t U Harvie J. Duke, Basking'ltidge, J. 1'

Application March 11, 1949, Serial No. 80,989

2 Claims. 1 The invention relates to spool holders, an object of the invention being to provide an improved spool holder box wherein the spools of thread commonly used are held in spaced relation and so as to be more readily accessible for manipulation from the outside of the box to withdraw thread from the spools and to sever the thread. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter or will be obvious.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a front view of the invention, partly broken away.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front View of the invention on a reduced scale with the spools, scissors, pin cushion and thimble removed.

In these drawings, the numeral I designates the front section of a spool holder box, having a flat face 2 provided with a plurality of openings 3 each of the general shape but of less breadth than the diameter of a spool of thread 4. A plurality of spools of thread 4 are located in the box, each spool having a minor longitudinal segmental portion 5 thereof projecting through and contacting the edge of the related opening to limit its projection therethrough and to space the spools apart. v

The back section 6 of the box has releasable engagement with the front section to hold the spools in place in said openings.

In practice, the spool holder box may be made of thin resilient material such as molded plastic or other suitable material, the front section I having marginal sides I forming the box proper, the back section 6 being in the nature of a cover for the box and having upper and lower extensions I engaging upper and lower openings or seats 8 of the upper and lower sides of the front section, said sides being resiliently deformable to release said extensions, whereupon the back section may be removed for the purpose of placing spools in the box or removing spools therefrom. The back section may be provided with concave-convex longitudinal stiffener ribs 9 the concave inner faces of which conform to r the convexity of the two lines of spools in the box to form a better inclosure therefor and to better hold the spools in place in the openings.

The upper or top side of the box may be provided with openings III for the reception of 2 scissors I I, a cushion I2 for needles and pins and a thimble I3.

Each opening 3 may be provided with a slit I4 for severing the thread.

The longitudinal segmental portion 5 of each spool projecting through the related opening 3 being exposed renders the spool readily accessible from the outside of the box so that it may be freely manipulated to bring the end of the thread around to the opening. The back section or cover 6 may be fiat. The concave-convex stiffener ribs 9 prevent the spools from becoming displaced from the openings 3 in case undue pressure is applied, and also render the spools easier to rotate. The top side of the box may be provided with an upper extension I5 having a perforation I6 adapted to be engaged by a nail or the like for the purpose of suspending the spool holder from the wall of a room or from the door of a ladies sewing cabinet. The channel 9 between the stiffener ribs 9 forms a seat for the blades of the scissors, and also provides a central rib located between and spacing the two lines of spools apart.

I claim:

1. A spool holder box, comprising a body having side walls and a front wall provided with a plurality of spaced openings each of which is of the general shape and height but of less breadth than that of a conventional spool of thread, a plurality of spools of thread in said openings each of which has a minor longitudinal segmental exteriorly exposed portion projecting entirely through and contacting the edge of the related opening to limit its projection therethrough and to space the spools apart, and a cover contacting the opposite portions of the spools to hold them in place in said openings,

the side walls of said body having seats and said cover having resilient snap engagement with said seats to hold the cover to the spools, said exposed portions of the spools being manipulable to bring the end of the thread of any spool around to its related opening without removal of said cover.

2. A spool holder box, comprising a body having side walls and a front wall provided with a double series of aligned openings each of which is of the general shape and height but of less breadth than that of a conventional spool of thread, a plurality of spools of thread in said openings each of which has a minor longitudinal segmental exteriorly exposed position projecting entirely through and contacting the edge of the related opening to limit its projection therethrough and to space the spools apart, and a cover contacting the opposite portions of the spools to hold them in place in said openings,

the side walls of said body having seats and said I cover having resilient snap engagement with said seats to hold the cover to the spools, said cover being double concave to fit the two lines of spools and having a central rib fitting between and spacing the two lines of spools apart, said exposed portions of the spools being manipulable to bring the end of the thread of any spool around the related opening without removal of said cover.

HARVIE J. DUKE.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 153,468 Tostevin July 28, 1874 1,277,956 Leach Sept. "3, 1918 1,881,700 Laing Oct. 11, 1932 10 2,042,947 Lewis 1 June 2, 1936 2,148,860 Huber Feb. 28, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Great Britain Sept. 2, 1920 Certificate of Correction Patent N 0. 2,574,862

November 13, 1951 DUKE p ars n the pri ted ng correction as f O01 umn 3, line 12, after specification of the oHows arou dmsert to and that t e sald Lette Patent hould be read as corrected above, so that the same may conform to record f the case in the Patent Office. 1 e d sealed 111s 26th day of February, A. D. 1952. [am] 

